God at the grassroots, 2016
Subtitle: the Christian right in American politics
By: edited by Mark J. Rozell, Clyde Wilcox
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781538108918; 9781538108925
Subjects: Religious right; Presidents; Christianity and politics; Election; States
Description: In God at the Grassroots 2016: The Christian Right in American Politics, a distinguished group of political scientists, many of whom have been studying the Christian Right for more than two decades, assess the 2016 elections from the standpoint of religious conservative activism. These elections, more than any that they have analyzed, best tell the story of the resilience of this movement and its enduring importance. The contributors address the evolution of the religious right movement for more than two decades and focus primarily on the movement's role in the 2016 elections. The first section examines the broader national context, with chapters on the Republican nomination campaign, the general election, and the relationship between the religious right and the tea party. The second section comprises state-specific chapters, focusing primarily on the crucial states in the 2016 presidential contest. They conclude with lessons learned from the studies of the religious right in the elections from 1994 through 2016 and address directions for continued research on the subject.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Donald J. Trump and the enduring religion factor in U.S. politics / Mark J. Rozell; title: Evangelicals and president Trump : the not so odd couple / Ted G. Jelen and Kenneth D. Wald; title: Ohio : Christian right in Kasich country? / Paul A. Djupe and Kimberly H. Conger; title: Iowa : the religious right as sometime Republican kingmaker / Christopher W. Larimer and Donna R. Hoffman; title: Michigan : the Christian right in the presidential election / Corwin E. Smidt and Mikael Pelz; title: Minnesota : the resurgence of evangelical political strength in 2016 / Christopher P. Gilbert, Joseph Cella, and Alexander Jensen; title: Colorado : hiking in rocky terrain / Carin Robinson; title: Florida : Trump connects with the Christian right / Matthew Corrigan, Sucheta Pyakuryal, and Kenneth Wald; title: Virginia : Christian right birthplace rejects Trump / Mark J. Rozell and Clyde Wilcox; title: South Carolina : integration and challenge? / Oran P. Smith and James L. Guth; title: The last temptation of the Christian right? / Clyde Wilcox.